1963 Grand National

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1963 Grand National
Grand National
Location Aintree
Date30 March 1963
Winning horse Ayala
Starting price 66/1
Jockey Pat Buckley
Trainer Flag of England.svg Keith Piggott
Owner Flag of England.svg Raymond Bessone and Keith Piggott
Conditions Soft
  1962
1964  
External videos
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Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg British Pathé Highlights

The 1963 Grand National was the 117th renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 30 March 1963.

Contents

The race was won narrowly by 66/1 shot Ayala, ridden by 19-year-old jockey Pat Buckley. Forty-seven horses ran and all returned safely to the stables. Ayala was jointly owned by his trainer, Keith Piggott, father of Lester Piggott, and by Raymond Bessone, the hairdresser also known as Teasy-Weasy. Piggott's father (and Lester's grandfather), Ernie, rode the winners of the National in 1912 and 1919. Owen's Sedge who came 7th in the race was owned by American actor Gregory Peck. Peck attended the Grand National then immediately left for Los Angeles where he won the Best Actor Academy Award for his performance as Atticus Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird (film).

Finishing order

PositionName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb) SP Distance
01 Ayala Pat Buckley910-066/13/4 Length
02Carrickbeg John Lawrence 710-320/15 Lengths
03Hawa's Song Paddy Broderick 1010-028/1
04Team Spirit Willie Robinson 1110-313/1
05SpringbokGerry Scott910-1210/1
06Kilmore Fred Winter 1311-0100/8
07Owen's Sedge Pat Taaffe 1011-620/1
08French LawyerTim Ryan910-050/1
09Dark VenetianDave Bassett810-233/1
10 Nicolaus Silver Bobby Beasley 1111-028/1
11Eternal Tim Brookshaw 1210-1025/1
12ChavaraRoy Edwards1010-240/1
13CarraroeWilliam Mclernon1110-133/1
14SiracusaDavid Mould1010-033/1
15Sham FlightJimmy Fitzgerald1110-150/1
16Blonde WarriorBrian Lawrence1110-966/1
17Loyal Tan Terry Biddlecombe 810-566/1
18WoodbrownJohn Kenneally910-066/1
19O'Malley Point Michael Scudamore 1211-133/1
20Frenchman's Cove David Dick 812-0100/6
21Forty SecretsClive Chapman910-750/1
22Dandy TimLarry Major1010-050/1Last to complete

Non-finishers

FenceName Jockey AgeHandicap (st-lb)Starting priceFate
16Mr JonesPaddy Farrell810-028/1Unseated Rider
27Out And About Josh Gifford 810-725/1Unseated Rider
06Good GraciousPaddy Connors910-766/1Fell
20Jonjo Duke of Alburquerque 1310-666/1Unseated Rider
27PeacetownRobin Langley910-450/1Fell
29Gay NavareePatrick Cowley1110-150/1Fell
06Wingless Terry Biddlecombe 810-366/1Unseated Rider
10Avenue Neuilly David Nicholson 810-466/1Fell
10Connie IIJoe Guest1110-050/1Fell
04WartownJohnny Gamble1210-166/1Refused
20Look HappyJohn Haine1010-040/1Refused
06MerganserJohn Mansfield1010-466/1Fell
01Magic TricksOwen McNally910-066/1Fell
06SolonaceKen White1210-066/1Fell
25Loving RecordToss Taaffe910-12100/7Pulled Up
29Dagmar GittellJohnny East810-5100/7Pulled Up
12MoyrathFrancis Carroll1010-233/1Refused
23Seas EndJohn Kempton1110-366/1Pulled Up
22College DonJumbo Wilkinson1110-066/1Pulled Up
28ReprievedPeter Pickford1010-150/1Pulled Up
11Holm StarGene Kelly910-066/1Pulled Up
28CapricornAdrian Major1010-066/1Pulled Up
11MelillaGordon Cramp910-066/1Pulled Up
11 Mr. What Tommy Carberry 1310-866/1Refused
09VivantRex Hamey1010-040/1Fell

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Media coverage

David Coleman presented Grand National Grandstand on the BBC. The commentary team remained the same as the previous year, Peter O'Sullevan, Bob Haynes and Peter Montague-Evans.

References

  1. The Grand National : the history of the Aintree spectacular, by Stewart Peters & Bernard Parkin, ISBN   0-7524-3547-7
  2. "1962/63 - The Grand National and Aintree 1960-1969". sixtiesnationals.webs.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. "Past Winners of The Grand National". grand-national.net. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2014.